Kansas City Fire Claims 12 Lives
A massive three story brick apartment fire in Kansas City killed 12 people and injured many, including eight children hospitalized for smoke inhalation or burns. Fire officials said the blaze began on the rear third floor of the building owned by Mrs. Mary Cohen and drew crews from 11 companies to fight it with 25 water lines. Police identified victims including Rex Johnson and wife Tina, their children aged 2 to 7, Joyce Franks 21, Edmond Godden Jr. 5 and Scarlet 3, Harry Smith and his mother Mrs. Barbara Smith.
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Kansas City
Cornelius Twenter
Twenter
Mary Cohen
Midtown Business District
Rex Johnson
Tina
Joyce Franks
Edmond Godden Jr
Scarlet
Harry Smith
Barbara Smith
Bill Would O K Change In Ballots
COLUMBUS Ohio The House approved a bill to let taxing authorities place on ballots single purpose levies for flood defense and sewage disposal. Sponsored by Rep Vernal G Riffe Jr the measure would show voters the actual use of levy funds. The bill passed 85 1 and goes to the Senate alongside actions on operator license terms.
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John R. Thomas
Columbus
Ohio
House
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
Drew Boston
Riffe
Portsmouth
New Boston
County Budget Commission
Senate
Oakley C. Collins
Ironton
Collins
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Two Children Die in Dayton Home Fire
In Dayton Ohio two children died on arrival at a hospital after a fire in a North Main Street residence in a multiple dwelling. Two firemen were treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns. Cause is undetermined. the unit was occupied by the Davidson family.
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Dayton, Ohio
North Main Street
Davidson
Services Set For Victim Of Ohio River
Funeral services are planned for William Daniel Cullum Sr. 66 of 709 Findlay St. who drowned Sunday at the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio rivers. His body was recovered Monday night about 400 yards downstream after a search by draglines and scuba divers. Cullum jumped in to aid two Portsmouth girls trapped near a whirlpool by the market buoy when the accident occurred. The girls were Mildred Bressler and another unidentified child.
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William Daniel Cullum Sr
Findlay St
Scioto
Ohio
Windel-Howland Funeral
Cullum
Ohio River
Bill Collins
Larry Seison
Washington Township
Man Killed In Greenup County Auto Accident
A single car crash on Schultz Creek south of South Shore left one man dead and another critically injured. Ak Johnson, 35, of Schultz Creek, died at Mercy Hospital after arrival. Gobel Cremeans, 35, also of Schultz Creek, driver of the car, was listed in critical condition at Mercy at noon. The crash occurred when the car struck a tree in front of Walter McDowell’s residence. Carl and Wayne Morton of Morton Funeral Home transported the men to the hospital and administered first aid to Cremeans.
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Schultz Creek
South Shore
Ak Johnson
Mercy Hospital
Gobel Cremeans
Mercy
Cremeans
Walter McDowell
Carl and
Wayne Morton
Morton Funeral Home
Admin
En Seule
Bengal
D-Day Memory Reflections as Anniversary Nears
CAEN Normandy recalls the June 6 1944 invasion led by Eisenhower. Veterans and younger generations walk beaches and cliffs once scarred by Allied assault. The piece reflects on the Day of Decision and the join of American British and Canadian forces to topple Nazi Germany.
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Boyd Lewis
Caen
Normandy
Nea
Omaha
Pointe du Hoc
Nazi Germany
Dwight David Eisenhower
Ike Eisenhower
Abilene
Adolf Hitler
Cherbourg
Collision sinks U S destroyer. 96 missing in SEATO drill
In the South China Sea off the Philippines during SEATO maneuvers, the Australian carrier Melbourne collided with the U S destroyer USS Frank E. Evans. The destroyer’s bow sank, 216 survivors were rescued, one sailor died, 56 remain unaccounted for, and rescue efforts continued as salvage and documentation operations kicked in aboard the Melbourne and nearby ships. Cmdr A S McLemore and his XO among the survivors.
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George Zucker
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
South China Sea
Philippines
U.S
Seato Manuevers
Melbourne
Frank E. Evans
Manila
USS
Kearsarge
Cam Ranh Bay
Saigon
Phillinine
Navy
James E. Kyes
Everett F. Larson
A. S. McLemore
G. J
Escapee surrenders after hostage standoff at farmhouse
In Lumberton North Carolina an escaped convict surrendered after holding a former hostage through the night in a farmhouse. A fellow escapee had already given himself up to hundreds of police near the house. Ricardo Resendez 26 of Los Angeles was accused of killing a guard and abducting another in an escape Monday. He emerged with Isley Wilcox 67 and prison Maj. Sam Garrison and was taken to Robeson County jail where inmate James Lee already awaited. Wilcox said they survived by following the captors demands. The Wilcox home held the couple and their children until the escapees left them alone. Mrs Wilcox 55 son Lynn 16 and daughter Ruby Neal Brown 28 escaped earlier. Mrs Brown had been held since Monday night. Lee 21 of Fayetteville surrendered after his brother Bobby Lee entered the house to plead with him. Police found a rifle and two pistols inside.
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Lumberton
N.C
Ricardo Resendez
Los Angeles
Isley Wilcox
Roberson County
James Lee
Wilcox
Resendez
Brown
Lee
Fayetteville
Bobby Lee
Spelling Bee Takes Back Seat To Sights In Capital
Washington report follows Bob Ruggles a Times District Bee champion venturing into the capital for the National Spelling Bee week. He tours the city with a busy schedule while preparing to compete against 73 top spellers from Okinawa Alaska and Hawaii. The piece notes generous media attention and the prime sights of Washington from Ford’s Theatre to the Tomb of the Unknowns as the young contestant awaits Wednesday’s pronouncer.
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Capital
Washington
Bob
Okinawa
Alaska
Hawaii
Bob Ruggles
Jackson Rt. 5
Times
Mr. Bee
Graduation Change Delays Glenwood High Exercises
Glenwood High School principal James Warren announced the graduation exercises will be held tonight at 7 30 in the high school auditorium instead of New Boston stadium due to weather conditions.
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James Warren
Glenwood High School
Boston
Man Named In Kidnap Indictment In Scioto County
Walter Lee Caruthers, 22, one of 12 named in recent Scioto County grand jury indictments, faces charges of robbery and kidnapping after allegedly hijacking a gas station robbery in New Boston and forcing attendant Rob Ruggles to Cincinnati in a taxi. Other indictments include three men for burglary and safecracking at Auto Stores Accessories, a concealed weapon charge, and narcotics possession, with arrests on May 10.
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Charleston
W. Va
Scioto County Grand Jury
Walter Lee Caruthers
Route
New Boston
Rob Ruggles
Portsmouth
Caruthers
Ruggles
Cincinnati
Second St
Carl Milton Thatcher
John St
West Portsmouth
Beecher L. Schultz
Lincoln St
James C. Reed
Thatcher
Beecher
Reed
James Avery
Hurth Hotel
Milton Bradley
Bradley
Ashland
David Webb
Wheelersburg Rt. 2
John T. Culver
Charles E. Samuels
Findlay St
Bruce Jolly
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